Delhi HC frees Navlakha from house arrest

New Delhi (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the release of human rights activist Gautam Navlakha from house arrest, saying his detention was "untenable" under law.

A bench of justices S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel…

16 rifles recovered from Maoist den in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS): Sixteen rifles, including two looted from security personnel, were recovered by the Jharkhand Police in state's Latehar district on Monday.

"A total of 16 rifles have been recovered from Budi Sakhua jungle spread across…

Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to cancer researchers from US, Japan

Stockholm (IANS): James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan have jointly won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for developing a pioneering therapeutic approach for cancer treatment.

The pair "revolutionised cancer treatment,"…

ED attaches Nirav Modi's foreign assets worth Rs 637 cr

New Delhi (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Monday it has attached foreign properties of fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi worth Rs 637 crore, including two apartments in New Yorks Central Park, in its ongoing investigation into…

Ray of hope for Apple executive's widow after meeting UP CM

Lucknow (IANS) After a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, Apple executive Vivek Tiwari's widow Kalpana Tiwari said she sees a ray of hope as Adityanath had assured of all help and justice in the case.

SPO who decamped with weapons joins Hizbul Mujahideen

Srinagar (IANS): An Special Police Officer (SPO) who decamped with eight firearms last week, has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit, police said on Monday

Pictures of SPO Adil Bashir posing with an AK-47 rifle alongside Hizbul commander…

Facebook faces $1.63 bn in EU fine over fresh data breach

Washington (IANS): Embroiled in another massive data breach, Facebook may face $1.63 billion in fine from the European Union (EU) privacy watchdog, the media reported.

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Ireland's…

No truth in Congress charge Rafale deal snatched HAL jobs: Nirmala

Bengaluru (IANS): Terming the Congress charges false and based on half-truths, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has denied that the Rafale deal had snatched jobs from the Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

"There…

Making Rafale details public non-practical: Rajnath

Chandigarh (IANS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the opposition was making a non-practical demand of making public the details of the Rafale jet deal with France over corruption charges.

Accusing the opposition of trying…

Will reservation bring welfare, asks Speaker

Ranchi (IANS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday demanded to know if continuing with reservation in education and jobs endlessly will bring prosperity to the country.

"The idea of Ambedkarji was to bring social harmony by introducing…